Amateur hour encore

LT missed lunch due to the premature nap so "eat eat" was the first thing on his mind and the first words out of his mouth when he woke up. What did he want? Blueberry waffles and, um, well, blueberries. Apparently the third serving of blueberries wasn't as good as the previous ones because they all had to be dunked in juice before being eaten.

After lunch we did some chores around the house to prove to mom that the boys can be trusted on our own. We did "poop patrol" together and LT walked around the back yard and pointed out the dog droppings for me to pick up with the scooper. This might not seem very helpful (pretty sure I could find them myself) but it's a huge improvement from the first time he 'helped' Kari with the chore when he wanted to pick up the poop with his bare hands.

Once we'd finished a few chores, we headed outside on our way to the playground and immediately figured out why they dogs had been so restless for the last couple hours. The builder had been holding an open house in other half of the 'plex next door.


LT loves balloons but because his mom hates them he doesn't get to play with them much. So, being the softy that I am, I let him play with the balloons attached to the open house sign for a while and he had a great time.

That is until he accidentally unhooked them from the sign and they went flying away into the trees above. I'm sure the builder is happy that we bought half the 'plex right before the bottom fell out of the real estate market. However, I'm sure he doesn't think we're doing much to help him sell the other half now that the market is in the dumps. For example, our tiny little swatch of grass in the back was once lush and green but, thanks to the dogs, is now basically a mud pit and it usually has at least a few random LT toys strewn about for added effect. And today LT tried to sabotage the open house. I was planning on going in to say hello and get a quick reminder of how nice our hose could look if not for all the clutter and junk. I was too embarrassed by the balloon incident, however, so we just quietly continued on our way to the park.

The park, as usual, was a hit.

Mom even got home a little early and brought Hailie to find us at the park. Things didn't exactly go as planned today but it was still a success in my book.